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And there is the monumental Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, 21 vols., a work of 50 years, deep mine of source material.
From Time Magazine Archive
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 13 vols. 4to. 1791-1821.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
Green, J. R.: History of the English Peoples, vols. i. and iv.
From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Reginald Arthur Bray
Complete editions of the Comedies are too numerous to be quoted; the best is that brought out in 3 vols. by F. I. Lichtenberg, in 1870.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
Neale's Views of Seats, nearly 900 fine plates, proofs on India paper, with descriptions, large paper, 11 vols. 4to. 12l.
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